Adequate Housing Unaffordable for Many Worldwide
At a time of year when thoughts often turn to those less fortunate, Gallup finds the struggle to afford adequate housing disproportionately affects residents in sub-Saharan Africa and the former Soviet...
View ArticleHigh Well-Being Eludes the Masses in Most Countries Worldwide
Gallup's global well-being surveys from 2010 reveal that a median of 21% across 124 countries were "thriving" last year, based on how people rated their lives at the current time and in the next five...
View ArticleNearly One in Four Worldwide Thriving
Nearly one-quarter of adults worldwide rated their lives highly enough to be "thriving," according to Gallup surveys in 146 countries in 2011. Thriving ranged from a high of 74% in Denmark to a low of...
View ArticleSoutheast Asian Leaders Earn Highest Job Approval in Asia
Residents in most Asian countries surveyed in 2011 are more likely to approve of their leaders than disapprove. Laos' president earned one of the highest approval ratings (97%), while Pakistan's...
View ArticleSuffering in South Asia Highest in Region
South Asians rated their lives worse in 2011 than residents in other parts of Asia. At least one in five adults in Nepal (31%), Afghanistan (30%), India (24%), Sri Lanka (22%), and Pakistan (21%) are...
View ArticleChinese Among Least Likely in Asia to See Their Job as Ideal
Chinese workers are among the least likely in Asia to say their jobs are ideal, despite relatively low unemployment and overall economic growth. Chinese workers also lag those in other Asian countries...
View ArticleSnapshot: U.S. Leadership Unknown in Myanmar
President Barack Obama this week becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the long-isolated country of Myanmar, where few residents have an opinion about U.S. leadership.
View ArticleMore Than 100 Million Worldwide Dream of a Life in the U.S.
About 138 million adults would like to move to the United States permanently -- more than want to move to any other country in the world. Ten million or more of these adults would come from China,...
View Article"Suffering" in Bulgaria and Armenia Highest Worldwide
A quarter or more of residents in 20 countries rated their lives poorly enough last year to be considered "suffering." Those countries span most world regions, including six places in crisis-hit Europe.
View ArticleChild Marriage Rates in Pakistan, Myanmar and Cambodia
To help the international community tackle the problem of child marriage, Gallup conducted surveys on the topic in Cambodia, Myanmar and Pakistan.
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